In the early 1900’s, a young black man named Frank B. Butler moved to St. Augustine. Upon arriving, he settled in the predominantly African-American area known as Lincolnville – now one of the city’s historic districts. At that time, Florida’s beaches were for the use of “whites only.” In 1927, Butler became so annoyed by this injustice that he began purchasing oceanfront property on Anastasia Island. from St. Augustine Ponte Verdra Florida's Historic Coast, https://www.floridashistoriccoast.com... Read more about Butler Beach and historic St. Augustine https://bit.ly/3lOtwfA https://bit.ly/3XDCvgZ https://bit.ly/3lOeJlm https://www.lincolnvillemuseum.org/ https://penapeckhouse.com/ The Cab Driver to the airport, shared with us that he looooves to fish and gave us a fish recipe to leave with, Taxi Cab Chef More about why I was...
Our Time in St. Augustine, Florida, was filled with history and new friends. The ride to the airport was no different. I told our driver I saw a lot of people fishing and he too does the same and won't eat any fish unless it was wiggling before he cleans it. His son works on a charter fishing vessel. Before we left Florida Tom gave us a lovely fish recipe. Ingredients: Fish Fillets (he loves flounder) Panko Bread Crumbs Coconut Flakes Jerk Seasoning Egg Wash BUTTER LOTS OF IT! Orange Marmalade. Put equal measures of Bread crumbs and Coconut together in a bowl. Season fish with Jerk seasoning Get your skillet going with LOTS OF BUTTER sizzling hot. Dip fillets...
The dress is now in St. Augustine, Florida, teaching lessons of support.
I posted our first night video here
Stills of our first night at Peña-Peck house, where the dress is on display.
This was the moment I heard my voice on the video. I had send them videos of myself creating the dress. I knew they were going to display those video, but it just hit me and I was filled with gratitude.
The room was beautifully prepped for "The Dress"
I received the book Black Designers in American Fashion edited by Elizabeth Way, https://amzn.to/3viLKrh I love finding out how the powerful the needle has been through out history for African Americans. Harriet Jacobs was new to me. She was an escaped slave, seamstress, author, and abolitionist. Her book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861, gives her account of being enslaved and the escape through freedom. Here is a portion of the ad for capture : Being a good seamstress, she has been accustomed to dress well, has a variety of very fine clothes, made in the prevailing fashion, and will probably appear, if abroad, tricked out in gay and fashionable finery. As this girl absconded...
